Funding Opportunities

TITLE: Age-Related Changes in Reading and Oral Language Comprehension
DOC#: PA-01-002
INSTITUTE: National Institute on Aging (NIA); National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
ITEM: Notice inviting researchers to submit applications for projects designed to examine age-related changes in reading and language comprehension abilities and to develop interventions that prevent or compensate for declines.
ACTION: Application kits are available at the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: GRANTSINFO@NIH.GOV. Applications are also available on the Internet at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. This program announcement expires on February 1, 2004 unless reissued. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-002.html for details.
CONTACT: Daniel B. Berch, 301/496-3137. Fax: 301/402-0051. E-mail: db254g@NIH.GOV. Judith A. Finkelstein, 301/496-9350. Fax: 301/496-1494. E-mail: jf119k@nih.gov. Peggy McCardle, 301/435-6863. Fax: 301/480-7773. E-mail: pm43q@nih.gov.

Program: Research Grants
Agency: Association for Asian Studies
Next Deadline: Feb 01, 2001
In conjunction with the Korea Foundation, grants are offered to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America, to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college & precollege levels, & to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines. Research travel grants provide dissertation & post-doctoral research opportunities in Korea. Other small grants support research assistance, workshops and conferences, & Korean-studies teaching. See http://www.aasianst.org.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: Linda Smith, NEAC Korea Grants, 1021 East Huron Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, 734/665-2490

Program: Short-Term Travel Grants
Agency: International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
Next Deadline: Feb 01, 2001
Supports brief visits (for up to two months) for humanities & social science scholars engaged in research focused on Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, & limited opportunities for Mongolia. Activities funded by these grants include: research visits; presentations at conferences; invited lectures or consultations; collaborative projects & joint publications; & visits of up to two foreign scholars to the U.S. for collaborative research or conference presentations. Grants normally do not exceed $3,000. See http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/ for more information.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: Jessica McDonnis, Program Officer, 1616 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, 202/628-8188

Program: Grants and Contracts for Eurasian and East European Research
Agency: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Next Deadline: Feb 15, 2001
Supports research, especially in the humanities & social sciences, on major policy issues of Russian, Eurasian & East European social, political, economic, & historical development. Contracts program supports collaborative projects involving two or more U.S.-based postdoctoral scholars limited to a maximum award of $70,000. Grant program supports postdoctoral research by an individual, U.S.-based scholar limited to a maximum of $40,000. See http://www.nceeer.org/. Also funds the Hewett Fellowship for forming U.S. policy towards one or more nation in this area (deadline 3/15/01).
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: Bud Jacobs, Program Officer, 910 7th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006, 202/822-6950

Program: Planning, Scripting, Implementation, & Production Grants (Public Programs)
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Feb 01, 2001
Awards up to $40,000 for planning exhibitions & other community- based projects; up to $30,000 for planning radio & television/film projects; & up to $50,000 for planning interactive multimedia projects. Scripting grants are for radio & TV/film projects & should not exceed $60,000 for a 1-hour documentary. Implementation & production grants range from $100,000 to $300,000 for an exhibition or a national reading or discussion, to $800,000 for a television/film documentary. Planning grants are due 11/1/00 & 2/1/01. Deadline for Scripting, Implementation or Production grants is 2/1/01. See http://www.neh.gov/grants/deadlines.html.
CFDA Number: 45.137
Contact: Division of Public Programs and Enterprise, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 426, Washington, DC 20506, 202/606-8267

Program: Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Deadline: Feb 01, 2001
Program targeting undergraduate juniors & seniors & first-year graduate students who are pursuing degrees in aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, atmospheric science, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, or selected space disciplines of interest to LaRC. Approximately 100 students will be selected each year for a 10-week period of research under the supervision of a NASA mentor. Each student will be awarded a scholarship of $4,200. Applications due by 2/1/01. See http://edu.larc.nasa.gov/larss/index.html.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: Rafaela Schwan, Program Administrator, Office of Education, NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 400 - LARSS, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, 757/864-5298